The Nigerian Air Force has announced that the first batch of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft has departed the United States for Nigeria.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, director of public relations and information for Nigerian Air Force said six Super Tucanos will be conveyed through Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving in Nigeria.
“The first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 en route Nigeria,” Gabkwet said in a press statement.
The Nigerian Air Force added that, “The 6 aircraft will be leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of July 2021.
“An official induction ceremony of the aircraft into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force is already being planned at a later date in August 2021 to be announced in due course.
“The Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft.
It would be recalled that Nigeria and the United States struck a deal for 12 A-29 Super Tucanos when President Muhammadu Buhari paid an official visit to former President Donald Trump in the White House in April 2018.
